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The purpose of this study is to see if automated telephone monitoring will enhance existing quitline services, such as Alere Wellbeing's Quit For Life program, and help people quit smoking. If successful, this intervention could be incorporated into existing quitline protocols and delivered to millions of people who are trying to quit smoking.

This group will receive the usual care provided in Alere Wellbeing's Quit For Life® program. The program includes 5 telephone counseling calls. In addition, participants receive 10 automated telephone monitoring calls to help them stay off cigarettes. The automated call schedule will be two calls per a week for 2 weeks, then once a week for 6 weeks. Participants whose answers indicate that they may be having trouble quitting smoking will be automatically connected to a Quit Coach for individualized relapse prevention counseling.

Behavioral: Quitline service + 20 automated monitoring calls

This group will receive the usual care provided in Alere Wellbeing's Quit For Life® program. The program includes 5 telephone counseling calls. In addition, participants receive 20 automated telephone monitoring calls to help them stay off cigarettes. The automated call schedule will be one automated call a day for 2 weeks, then once a week for 6 weeks. Participants whose answers indicate that they may be having trouble quitting smoking will be automatically connected to a Quit Coach for individualized relapse prevention counseling.

Study Arms

No Intervention: Group A

Receive the usual care provided in Alere Wellbeing's Quit For Life® program. The program includes 5 telephone counseling calls.

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Recruitment Information

Recruitment Status ICMJE

Completed

Actual Enrollment ICMJE (submitted: April 27, 2009)

1785

Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE

Same as current

Actual Study Completion Date

March 2014

Actual Primary Completion Date

January 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility Criteria ICMJE

Inclusion Criteria:

18 years or older

Enrolled in Free & Clear, Inc. services

Self-reported abstinence for at least 24 hours at the quit date call

Able to read and speak English

Personal access to a touch-tone telephone or cellular telephone

Exclusion Criteria:

Have not stopped smoking for 24 hours

Currently incarcerated

Currently participating in any other smoking cessation research

Live in same household as another study participant

Participated in the Alere Wellbeing Quit for Life Program within the last 6 months

Were previously enrolled in this study even if they repeat the smoking cessation program during the accrual period

Hearing impaired enrollees receiving Free & Clear services via telecommunications devices for the deaf (TDD) will be excluded from the study as the IVR technology currently does not have this capability

Sex/Gender

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Ages

18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Contacts ICMJE

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